Ancient Paquimé and the Casas Grandes world / edited by Paul E. Minnis and Michael E. Whalen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Minnis, Paul E., editor.

Whalen, Michael E., editor.

Series:

Amerind series in anthropology.

Amerind series in anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Casas Grandes culture.

Casas Grandes Site (Mexico).

Mexico--Casas Grandes Site.

Physical Description:

xii, 254 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, ©2015.

Summary:

"Sixteen scholars on both sides of the border present recent research on the economy, history, religion, and far-reaching influence of Casas Grandes. Macaw feathers, copper, shells, ritual mounds, and ball fields all reveal the secrets of Casas Grandes, a massive town whose trading network extended from the Chihuahua Desert up through the American Southwest"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : the joint Casas Grandes expedition in historical context / Paul E. Minnis and Michael E. Whalen

Beginnings : the viejo period / Jane H. Kelley and Michael T. Searcy

Ecology and food economy / Paul E. Minnis and Michael E. Whalen

Organization of production at Paquimé / Gordon F.M. Rakita and Rafael Cruz Antillión

Religion and cosmology in the Casas Grandes world / Christine S. Vanpool and Todd L. Vanpool

Settlement patterns in the Casas Grandes area / Michael E. Whalen and Todd Pitezel

Society and polity in the wider Casas Grandes region / John E. Douglas and A.C. Macwilliams

The end of Paquimé and the Casas Grandes culture / David A. Phillips, Jr., and Eduardo Gamboa Carrera

Paquimé : a revision of its relationships to the south and west / José Luis Punzo Díaz and M. Elisa Villalpando Canchola

Paquimé : a view from the north / Linda S. Cordell.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816531318

0816531315

OCLC:

892794562